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Vera Munk

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Vera Munk, 91, of Dell Rapids passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at the Dougherty Hospice House.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids.  Burial will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery.  Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Thursday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids.

Vera was born January 26, 1921 at Rock Valley, Iowa to parents William and Louise Pfefferle.  She moved with her family to Lyons, South Dakota.  She graduated from Lyons High School.  After her graduation she moved to Dell Rapids.  She married Eldon Munk June 20, 1946 at Pipestone, Minnesota.  After their marriage they lived and farmed east of Dell Rapids.  Eldon died November 13, 2007.  She then moved to Orchard Hills and later moved to Dells Nursing and Rehab Center.

Vera was a member of the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids and the Dell Rapids American Legion Auxiliary.   She enjoyed helping Eldon on the farm, gardening, baking, playing cards, and going dancing.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Dale Munk, Dell Rapids; Dianne Hoyt, Sioux Falls; Daryl Munk and his special friend Lisa Bruns and her son, Riley, Dell Rapids; Darwin Munk, Garretson; Dennis Munk and his wife Michelle, Luverne, Minnesota; eight grandchildren, DeAnna and her husband, David Berke; Stacy and special friend, Mat Chitwood; Kari and her husband, Jesse Anderson; Cory, Ashley, Tanner, Bailey and Jackson Munk; two step grandsons, Brandon and Evan; three great grandchildren, Kaylie, Hunter and Haily; a sister, Ruth Hanson, Mountain Lake, Minnesota and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son in law, Dennis Hoyt and a brother, Nathan.

Milton “Pin” Merry

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Milton “Pin” Merry, 92, of Dell Rapids passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at The Avera Dells Area Health Center.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 10, 2013 at United Methodist Church in Dell Rapids. Burial will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM Wednesday with the family present from 5-7:00 PM at Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids.   www.minnehahafuneralhome.com

Milton was born March 27, 1920 in Logan Township east of Dell Rapids to parents Grey and Emma (Norgaard) Merry. The family moved to Dell Rapids in December of 1920. He grew up and received his education in Dell Rapids, graduating from Dell Rapids High School in 1940. After graduation he was employed at Merry Brothers Garage.

Pin married Adelia Erickson on February 22, 1944 at the bride’s parent’s home in Blensmon Township in Moody County. The couple moved to a farm in Logan Township at that time, residing there for 49 years. They retired from farming and had their farm sale September 18, 1993. They moved to a house on Wyland Dr. in Dell Rapids September 21, 1993. In 2007 they moved to Orchard Hills in Dell Rapids. Dee Dee passed away July 25, 2011.

Pin was an active member of United Methodist Church, a board member of Hart School #27, Logan Township and Dell Rapids Cemetery. He also was a member of the Farm Bureau and IOOF Lodge #8 where he held local and district offices and was the Goodwill Ambassador for Dell Rapids. Pin especially enjoyed playing horseshoes and was very good at it. He belonged to many leagues and played tournaments around the state. He was a director for the State Horseshoe League for six years. Pin was honored September 2, 2000 when he was inducted into the South Dakota State Horseshoe Hall of Fame at a banquet in Madison, SD.

Grateful for having shared his life are his son, Stuart (Janice) Merry, Garrison, ND; daughter, Toni Lynne Poor Bear, Seattle, WA; fourteen grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Irma Etchererry, San Jose, CA and Georgia Lease, Rapid City, SD and many other relatives and friends.

Pin was preceded in death by his wife, Adelia; parents; son, Gordon Arthur; daughter, Bonita Louise and sister, Ora Brooks.

Arlene Stenberg

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The Funeral Service for Arlene Stenberg will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the Colman Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Monday, January 7, 2013 in the Kahler Funeral Home chapel. Family will be present to greet friends Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. and there will be a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. To leave condolences please visit www.kahlerfh.com.

Arlene was born to Roy and Josie Satre on March 27, 1930 in Veblen, SD. As first of their four children, she learned early a love of the land, the value of hard work, faith in a loving Savior, and the skills of being a resourceful homemaker. By high school years, she was boarding in Sisseton with relatives, and had met young Bob Stenberg through Bob’s sister, Arlene.

Arlene and Robert were married on September 3, 1949, and farmed near Sioux Falls. The birth of their daughter Candace, Air National Guard activation, Roxanne’s birth, resuming of farming in eastern SD, and then Sheryl’s arrival followed in rapid succession in the early 50’s. Farm life was hard and rewarding, with each move more productive. In 1967, they purchased the Dell Rapids farm and lived there until retirement years brought them ‘to town’. Each step along the way, Arlene and Bob were partners.

Arlene was creative and met challenges with humor and energy. She sewed, canned, cooked, gardened, worshiped, volunteered, shared Bob’s love of music, and traveled the world with enthusiasm and a positive outlook. She was very involved in Extension Services, both locally and statewide. She continued to learn new skills all through life and was generous in everything she did.

Arlene passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was 82 and was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by Robert, her husband of 63 years; daughters Candace Trautman (Phillips) of Camano Island, WA, Roxanne Heimbuck (Randy) of Torrance, CA, and Sheryl Kelso (Ronald) of Arlington Heights, IL; 8 grandchildren and spouses and 7 great granddaughters; sister Mavis Showalter; brothers Roy and Lowell Satre; sisters and brothers in law; and many nieces and nephews. She will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her.

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Burdette Solum

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Burdette C. Solum, age 85, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012 at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Watertown with Father John Lantsberger, Father Michael Wensing and Father Jerome Holtzman officiating. Becky Lubbers will be the song leader and Donna Williams will be the organist. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Watertown, SD. Military Honors will be conducted by Codington County Post 17 of the American Legion and Watertown Army National Guard Funeral Honors Team. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., with a scripture service at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Holy Name Catholic Church.

Pallbearers will be Burdette’s grandsons: Pat Solum, Chris Solum, Matthew Solum, Brady Solum, Jesse Nygaard, Kyle Solum, and Brent Solum.

Burdette Solum was born in Watertown on August 16, 1927 to Clarence and Maggie (Sumner) Solum and was raised on a farm near Florence, SD. He graduated from Florence High School and soon after, at the age of 18, was drafted into the Army at the end of World War II. Upon returning from the service, he enrolled at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Being a member of the SD National Guard, his unit was activated during the Korean War. When his 24 month tour of duty was over, he returned to SD and completed 21 years of military service as a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard.

On August 19, 1952, Burdette married Phyllis M. Wensing. The couple lived in Brookings for a short time allowing Burdette the opportunity to complete his BS degree in Agricultural Economics from SDSU. Upon graduation and after moving back to Watertown, he began his 36 year banking career at First Citizens National Bank, now Wells Fargo Bank, serving as its president for the last 10 years of his banking career before retiring in March of 1989.

After retiring from the bank, Burdette entered the world of politics and completed 5 terms as a respected member of the House of Representatives in the South Dakota Legislature.

Burdette was very active in community service. Included among the many boards and organizations he has served are: Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce, Watertown Rotary Club, Prairie Lakes Hospital Foundation, Watertown Area United Way, SD Bankers Association, SDSU Alumni Association, SDSU Foundation, Jaycees, and The American Legion.

Burdette is survived by his wife, Phyllis; his sons Roger (Lisbeth), Greg (Peg), Bob (Janet), and Jon (Stacy) all of Watertown and Mike of Dell Rapids; 18 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Ann Aker of Elkton, and Ruth Bludorn of Henry.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Alvin.

Arrangements by Wight, Comes & Sogn Funeral Chapel, www.wcsfc.com.

LaRita Kay Bagley Tebbe

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LaRita Kay Tebbe, 64, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.

Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 10, 2012 at St. Lambert Catholic Church in Sioux Falls, with burial at St. Michael Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Visitation will begin at 6:00 PM on Sunday at George Boom Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, www.georgeboom.com,  with a Liturgical Prayer Service followed by the Holy Rosary at 7:00 PM.

LaRita Kay Bagley was born on December 17, 1947 in Madison, SD to Price and Mable (Corey) Bagley. She received her education in Madison graduating high school in 1967. She then furthered her education at General Beadle State Teachers College in Madison.

On June 23, 1973 LaRita was united in marriage with Lyle Tebbe at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dell Rapids, SD. The couple made their home in Sioux Falls. LaRita spent 25 years working for the Catholic Diocese of Eastern South Dakota; retiring in 2009. She had a deep love of her Catholic faith and served as a mentor to many seminarians.

LaRita enjoyed knitting, needlepoint, and craft designs. She was an avid reader; especially Agatha Christy novels. She was a loving daughter, wife, sister, aunt, cousin and friend who will be dearly missed.

Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Lyle, Sioux Falls; brother, Robert (Jeany) Bagley, Arco, MN; brothers and sisters-in-laws, Merlin (Clarice) Tebbe, Colton, SD, Evelyn Tebbe, Las Vegas, NV, Arlene Zimmer, Sioux Falls, Rosetta (Don) Geraets, Mason City, IA, Carol Tebbe, Fircrest, WA, Dianne (Robert) Levey, Las Vegas, NV and Mary (Steve) Ehnis, Phoenix, AZ; 31 nieces and nephews; and special friends, Jim and Connie Seiler, Sioux Falls.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Price and Mable Bagley; brother, Dearld Bagley; and brother-in-law, David Zimmer.

Mary “MJ” Betsworth

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Mary “MJ” Betsworth, 66, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2012 at St. Lambert Church. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the start of the mass. Interment will be in St. Michael Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Kahler Funeral Home, www.kahlerfh.com,

Mary Jane “MJ” Marquardt was born on July 23, 1946 in Sioux Falls, the daughter of Howard and Lucille Marquardt. She grew up in in Sioux Falls and attended school at O’Gorman, graduating in 1964. MJ was a member of the National Honor Society. She went to work at Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. as a Secretary/Stenographer right out of high school. MJ married Dan Betsworth on July 18, 1969. She worked for Prudential Financial from 1966 to 1994, the Minnehaha Public Defenders Office from 1995 to 1997, and Raven Industries from 1997 to 2008, when she retired.

MJ served as a Citizen’s Patrol Officer in Sioux Falls and sang with Joyful Noise at St. Lambert Church. She enjoyed reading murder mysteries and working in her lawn and garden.

MJ is survived by her son, Christopher (Barb) Betsworth of Sioux Falls; her daughter, Jennifer Betsworth of Sioux Falls; her seven grandchildren, Matthew, Haley, Orion, Lauren, Jacob, Emily, and Samuel; her brother, Howard Marquardt of Sioux Falls; her sister, Suzanne (Joe) Feuling of Washington; and many nieces and nephews.

MJ was preceded in death by her parents and a beloved aunt and uncle.

Lavern “Mutch” Mutschelknaus

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Lavern “Mutch” K. Mutschelknaus, 84, of Trent passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau, SD. His funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the Trent Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2012 with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home.

Lavern “Mutch” K. Mutschelknaus was born on October 24, 1928 in Yankton County, SD, the son of Emil and Johanna Mutschelknaus. He grew up three miles north of Lesterville and attended country school. He attended Scotland High School and graduated in 1947. He went to work for the Milwaukee Railroad in southeast South Dakota. On June 11, 1950, he married Ardis Evanson in rural Menno. They moved to Trent in 1953 and resided there ever since. Mutch joined the Trent fire department in 1954. From 1959 to 1962, Mutch was employed at the Trent School as a janitor, bus driver and business manager. From 1962-1969, he went back to work for the Milwaukee Railroad as a depot agent. In 1969, he started working for the U. S. Department of Agriculture as a federal meat inspector at John Morrell. He was disabled in 1989. In 1982 he became an EMT for the Dell Rapids Ambulance. Ardis passed away in February of 2002.

Mutch was a member of Trent Baptist Church, the Trent Fire Department and the Dell Rapids EMT. He enjoyed fishing, ice fishing and hunting.

He was preceded in death by his his parents, his wife, two grandchildren and two brothers.

Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, David (Jane) Mutschelknaus and Dan (Amy) Mutschelknaus both of Brandon; his daughters, Lonnie (Stan) Gruneich of Flandreau and Kay (Mark) Bonrud of Lakeville, MN; his nine grandchildren, Jason, Joel, Nick, Kiel, Alan, Lucas, Hanna, Nathan and Mark; his two great grandchildren, Dominick and Olivia and his sisters, Delores (Ernie) Freier of Lake Crystal, MN and Edna (Vermain) Mogck of Twin Lake, MI.  http://www.kahlerfh.com

Barbara (Thom) Mohror

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Barbara A. Mohror, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Avera Flandreau Medical Center. 

Barbara was born December 12, 1939 in Flandreau to William and Martha (Johnson) Thom. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1957 and worked at SDSU in Brookings, SD as a secretary in the Animal Science Department. Barbara married Douglas Mohror on December 4, 1960 in Flandreau, SD. They also lived in Brookings and Dell Rapids.

Barbara moved to Mitchell where she worked in fast food restaurants until she moved to Flandreau in 2005. Barbara is survived by two children, Cheryl (CJ) Johnston, Girard, KS, Curtis (Mae) Mohror, Flandreau, SD, five grandchildren, John, Jessica, Shawn, Katrina and Mitchell, two great grand children, Tyson and Lexie, one sister Mary Dean Janklow, Sioux Falls, one brother Francis (Jean) Thom, Centerville, IA and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Marjorie. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Skroch Funeral Chapel in Flandreau with burial in Union Cemetery. Memorials to Moody County Museum, Crystal Theatre or South Dakota Public TV. www.skrochfc.com

Audrey Zeig

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Audrey Irene Schwartz Zeig, 92, of Dell Rapids passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 AM Thursday, December 6, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3:00 PM, the family being present from 5:00 to 7:00 PM with a Wake service at 6:00 PM Wednesday at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids. 

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Robert (Cheryl) Zeig, Campbell, MN; Earl (Rosemary) Zeig, Scottsdale, AZ; Mary (Larry) Thomas, Albuquerque, NM and Paul Zeig, Sioux Falls, SD; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; many other relatives and friends.

Audrey was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph and two sons, Larry and Jerry.

The family would like to express a special thank you to the staff at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center for Audrey’s excellent care for so many years.  www.minnehahafuneralhome.com

Lilly (Moe) Page

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Lilly Page, 97, of Sioux Falls formerly of Colton died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic. Burial will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral Home.

Lilly was born July 14, 1915 to Parents Jens and Enga (Vik) Moe on the family farm in Moody County. She attended country school and later attended Trent High School.

Lilly was united in marriage to Ordell Page on December 22, 1934 in Sioux Falls. They farmed near Dell Rapids for seven years and in 1941 they moved to a farm near Colton. In 1992 they moved to Sioux Falls. Ordell died March 26, 1999.

Lilly was an active member of the West Nidaros Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years.

Grateful for having shared he life are a son, Paul Page and his wife Harriet, Sioux Falls; a daughter, Cary Vande Vooren and her husband Darryl, Lawrence, Kansas; three grandchildren, Paula, Mike and David; six great grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ordell, three brothers, Jens “Bob”, Carl and Paul, two sisters, an Infant and Pearl.

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